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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-12-21 | 2020-06-17 |
| 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 lite 5G is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A12, with an 83.4 score against 80.3. Although Huawei P40 lite 5G and Samsung Galaxy A12 were only released with a couple of months difference, Huawei P40 lite 5G is a little bit thinner and a bit lighter. Both of these phones use the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so you shouldn't perceive any differences regarding that.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G features a more vivid display than Galaxy A12, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a lot better 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and more pixels per inch of display. Galaxy A12 features a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows up to 1 TB.
Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A12, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a larger amount of RAM. Huawei P40 lite 5G shoots a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A12, because it has a way more mega pixels camera, a much better 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photography.
The Galaxy A12 counts with greater battery lifetime than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because it has a 25 percent greater battery size.
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